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Planning board recommends rezoning for Schneider Packaging expansion at Guy Young Road
Summary
The Cicero Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend that the town board rezone a wooded portion of 5370 Guy Young Road from agricultural to industrial to allow a roughly 35,000‑square‑foot addition for Schneider Packaging; the company provided a courtesy site plan and said wetlands specialists and jurisdictional checks returned negative findings.
The Cicero Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend that the town board rezone a wooded portion of 5370 Guy Young Road from agricultural to industrial to accommodate a proposed addition for Schneider Packaging. The board recorded a unanimous favorable vote from Jim, Chuck, Mary, Zack and the chair.
Freeman, presenting on the company’s behalf, provided a courtesy site plan showing the proposed pre‑engineered metal building roughly matching the existing plant’s square footage (about 35,000 square feet) and a small increase in paved area. The representative said Schneider Packaging plans the addition to provide more space for testing and assembling packaging automation equipment; the company does not intend to introduce new types of manufacturing emissions or different industrial processes beyond its current operations.
The applicant said they engaged a wetland biologist and submitted delineation findings to both the Army Corps of Engineers and the state Department of Environmental Conservation; both agencies provided negative jurisdictional responses for the isolated wet area on the parcel. The applicant also said stormwater, buffering between the addition and neighboring homes, and fire access will be addressed as part of full site‑plan review if the town board grants rezoning.
A motion to recommend approval to the town board was made and seconded; the planning board voted unanimously to forward the positive recommendation. The transcript indicates the rezoning recommendation will be followed by the town‑board hearing and, if approved, a detailed site‑plan review before construction.
